Eberhard Arnold said: “Difficulties should not depress or divert us. The cause that has gripped us is so great that the small weaknesses of individuals cannot destroy it. Therefore I ask you only one thing: do not be so worried about yourself. Free yourself from all your plans and aims. They occupy you far too much. Surrender yourself to the sun, the rain, and the wind, as do the flowers and the birds. Surrender yourself to God. Wish for nothing…
Yes, you need to see wondrous things of God to defeat death, self, sin and the likes. You need your eyes to see God’s wondrous works in creation and redemption. Is all about praying that you turn your eyes from worthless things. Remember, the psalmist, who prayed similarly have no eyelids or no muscles in his neck to become the head. Yes, the eyes are so small, yet they can lead the whole person, and often lead to destruction. The…
Self-interest, self-help, selfishness, and the likes abandon the courage to end things well. The battle to defeat self must start now. Analysed and inspected in detail this is a most unglamorous fight and to the pariah appears to be foolish. It is the steady precluding from claiming the natural human inclination to remain in bed longer than would generally be appropriate, to eat or drink more than is reasonable, to be narrow-minded of the inept, and to aggregate over a…
Is there another option to death for humans? It’s time to understand the need for courage. For believers, the courage to die for their convictions is offered uniquely to the individuals who have had the fearlessness to live for them. The last triumph over their fear of agony and physical passing is the remainder of a thousand victories and annihilations in the war to battle with day by day and hourly in the human brain and soul: the war in…
You should pray that the season of reproach, contempt, and slander ends in your life today. Are you there? Reproach is undesirable; it is the declaration of objection or disillusionment. Yet contempt is far more detestable; the inclination someone or something is underneath the thought, that someone is useless and pointless. Beyond reproach and contempt, these foes also slandered you and me. Indeed, defame goes past our “more odd” status. At the point when the world thinks we are peculiar…
In worship, God requests our entire heart. Indeed, worship God with no reservations. The whole centre is indispensable for God is One. We won’t know Him personally until we look for Him with the entire heart. It’s a test to the divided soul, not to the broken heart. Abnormal to state, in scriptural expressiveness, a heart might be broken yet not partitioned, but then again it might be broken and be entirety. That’s it!!!
In the Didache, we learned that; and I quote: “Do not be one who stretches out the hands to receive but withdraws them when it comes to giving. If you earn something by working with your hands, you shall give a ransom for your sins. You shall not hesitate to give, nor shall you grumble when giving, for you will know who is the good paymaster of the reward. You shall not turn away from someone in need, but shall…
These days people pray for various things including new revelation. Do you need a new revelation? I say no, but you need to see wondrous things in God’s written words. Even the psalmists didn’t need new revelation! However, every believer needs to see the real revelation as written. You didn’t need new eyes; you need to see more clearly with the eyes you already had. Yes, I mean for you to see wondrous things from the Bible. Indeed, there are extraordinary…
As a believer in Christ, you should not expect less than double blessings. Yes, in the mind of the Psalmist, deal bountifully is God’s blessing. It’s a fantastic request in a boldly ask for help while remaining the same humble before God. Yes, we are God’s children, call as His servants to serve. Yes, the servant properly banks upon the master for the premium. Our God is gracious and profoundly generous. We must approach Him with a large heart of…
Mother Teresa said: “Christ says: I know you through and through – I know everything about you. The very hairs of your head I have numbered. Nothing in your life is unimportant to me, I have followed you through the years, and I have always loved you – even in your wanderings. I know every one of your problems. I know your need and your worries. And yes, I know all your sins. But I tell you again that I…